Gun violence
By: Stefan Kiesbye, book editor.
Contributors: Kiesbye, Stefan.
Series: Contemporary issues companion
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Detroit
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780737739466; 9780737739473
Subjects: Gun control -- United States -- Juvenile literature; Violent crimes -- United States -- Juvenile literature; Firearms ownership -- Government policy -- United States -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: Introduction; title: Gun violence in the United States; title: Gun violence in the United States is lethal / David Hemenway; title: Gun accidents and homicides are declining / Gary Kleck and Don B. Kates; title: Young people are victims and perpetrators of gun violence / Alfred Blumstein; title: Data about guns and crime is being suppressed / Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence; title: Gun laws do not inhibit gun violence / Jordan Carleo-Evangelist; title: The causes of gun violence is linked to aggressive behavior / Media Awareness Network; title: Guns protect people / Sharon Harris; title: Very young perpetrators are victims of gun accessibility / Family Education; title: The United States has a cultural obsession with guns / Mark Morford; title: Personal perspectives on gun violence; title: Gun violence turns a mother into a gun control activist / Donna Dees-Thomases; title: Only forgiveness breaks the cycle of violence / Steven McDonald; title: A mother loses her son to gun violence / Karin Wilson; title: What it feels like to get shot / Wade Meredith; title: Gun violence on campus / Candace Murphy; title: Deterring gun violence; title: Gun control laws don't prevent crime / National Rifle Association; title: Stricter gun control might have prevented the Virginia Tech massacre / Economist; title: Banning guns is not enough to stop campus violence / Chris McGoey; title: Choice and individual responsibility are more effective than laws to reduce gun violence / J. Thomas Bennett; title: The responsible use of guns can improve women's safety / Caitlin Kelly; title: Nationals programs are needed to deter youth violence / Kathleen Reich, Patti L. Culross, and Richard E. Behrman; title: Organizations to contact; title: For further research; title: Index.